Traditional craft essence in Quang Nam

Update: 27/08/2024
The Traditional Crafts Festival - Quang Nam 2024 will take place in Tam Ky city (Quang Nam province) from August 28th to 31st.

A potter from Thanh Ha pottery village

Space for creativity and craftsmanship

The festival will feature performances and reenactments of local traditional crafts to highlight the worth of labour and the priceless heritage values that have been accumulated for over hundreds of years.

In addition, the art path named Quang Nam Traditional Space, mainly made of bamboo and leaves, is expected to evoke emotions in the public. The construction is aimed at promoting environmentally friendly and sustainable green development while fostering local traditional crafts and socioeconomic development.

The first traditional crafts festival - Quang Nam 2022

The Traditional Crafts Festival - Quang Nam 2024 is a highlight event with local cultural and socioeconomic values. It is also an occasion to celebrate and showcase the beauty of traditional handicrafts, bringing together the skilled artisans in Quang Nam.

The festival is hoped to serve as a way to preserve and promote the value of traditional crafts.

Motivation for traditional craft development

The traditional crafts and craft villages in Quang Nam have a long history of formation and development, closely linked to the foundation of the province for over 550 years.

Ethnic minorities’ brocade weaving

Traditional crafts play a crucial role in transforming the rural economic structure. They provide jobs, contributing to increasing rural people's income.

At the same time, they play a vital role in preserving, maintaining, and promoting the traditional cultural beauty and uniqueness of each rural area in the province, creating prospects for cross-cultural interaction via tourism.

Kim Bong carpentry artisans

Quang Nam is currently making every effort to preserve and promote traditional crafts, especially those that are in danger of becoming extinct.

Quang Nam also supports the promotion, establishment, and development of new craft villages, expanding traditional crafts to new villages, enhancing support for creative product development, and establishing new production facilities...

Quang Nam currently has a total of 10 traditional crafts and 30 craft villages.

Translated by Q.Thu

Source: Quang Nam News - en.baoquangnam.vn - Aug 27, 2024